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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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